Nov 16, 2008 10:33 pm US/Central
Romo Leads Cowboys To Victory Over Redskins
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) ―
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Tony Romo No. 9 of the Dallas Cowboys throws a pass against the Washington Redskins during the game on Nov. 16, 2008, at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
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Tony Romo celebrated the go-ahead touchdown pass by bouncing up and down like a little kid and patting teammates on the back with his left hand, carefully avoiding any further damage to his heavily wrapped right pinkie.
A few minutes later, Terence Newman celebrated a fourth-down stop by running around with both arms outstretched, like a child imitating an airplane.
Romo and Newman were back Sunday night, and so are the Dallas Cowboys, who put themselves firmly back into the NFC playoff race with a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins.
Romo, returning after missing three games with a broken pinkie on his throwing hand, overcame a pair of first-half interceptions to complete 19 of 27 passes for 198 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to rookie Martellus Bennett that put the Cowboys ahead for good with 10 1/2 minutes to play.
Newman, back after missing five games with a sports hernia, had an even more impressive return. He had a second-half interception deep in Cowboys territory and shut down Santana Moss, holding the Redskins' best receiver to 29 yards on five catches. Newman batted away a pass to Moss on fourth-and-4 at the Dallas 37 with 6:40 remaining, ending Washington's final drive.
The Cowboys then ran out the clock, with Marion Barber finishing off a 114-yard night on 24 carries, to improve to 6-4, tied with the Redskins and a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East. The threesome can virtually give up on catching the division-leading New York Giants (9-1), putting them into what promises to be a tight battle for wild-card berths over the final six weeks of the season.
Dallas had gone 2-4 after a 3-0 start and performed miserably on offense during Romo's absence. Fortuitously, last week's bye gave Romo, Newman and left guard Kyle Kosier a chance to heal, even as owner Jerry Jones publicly fretted about the direction of the team.
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